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Repeater in any hotel room
Is there a NetGear Wi-Fi amplifier/repeater that can be used in any hotel room when the Wi-Fi signal is poor?
Thank you.
regedit wrote:
As a hotel customer, sometimes the wi-fi signal in a hotel room is too weak for the internet to work properly. So I am looking for a movable device that can amplify the wi-fi signal. The problem that I see is that, in a hotel, there is always an interface requesting, for example, the hotel room number and name of guest. There are other possibilities where you have first to go to an internet page and accepte the conditions of a provider.
Typical product class are the so called travel routers, like the Netgear PR2000 - I don't know if it's still available in the market.
Technically, you need a NAT router with the possibility to use a wireless for the Internet side.
Essentially the first device accessing the network will have to provide the access, the MAC address seen on the hotel wireless will be the one from the router, but this doesn't matter.
Thank you for your answer. I need to be more precise. As a hotel customer, sometimes the wi-fi signal in a hotel room is too weak for the internet to work properly. So I am looking for a movable device that can amplify the wi-fi signal. The problem that I see is that, in a hotel, there is always an interface requesting, for example, the hotel room number and name of guest. There are other possibilities where you have first to go to an internet page and accepte the conditions of a provider. I am not sure that a repeater will be able to handle that interface.
Regedit
NB: Sorry for the late reply, but I am traveling in the US.
I see. In that case, captive portal or the interface request that you were saying is not possible as the repeaters or range extenders doesn't support it and it is not compatible with our business devices. It is only recommended to use with our home devices.
Most businesses, they are using a wireless controller and setup multiple access points inside the building in order for them to have a wide range of wireless connectivity and seamless connection. I suggest, we setup multiple access points on the hallway which is enough to cover all the rooms per floor.
Regards,
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